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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1861986, member: 112&quot;]As a general rule quite a few Proofs are released first, I think it&#039;s because of the way the law is written. When it comes to business strikes they are not to be minted with a date on them other than the date of the year in which they are minted. The two notable exceptions to that were when special laws were passed that allowed the minting of coins dated 1964 to be minted in 1965 and 1966, and the Bicentennial coins in 1975 and 1976.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proofs however are exempt from that law because they are not meant for circulation. And many Proofs are minted in the latter part of the year prior to the date on the coins so that they can be released starting in January of the year the coins are dated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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